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About Values & Behaviors of PhD associates in Clinical Research & Development
Yves Geysels
Director Clinical Operations, Quintiles Belgium
Antwerp Doctoral School, April 16, 2012
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Disclaimer
The opinions expressed in this presentation are
the sole responsibility of the author and do not
necessarily reflect those of the company.
I have no financial relationships to disclose
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Who am I ?
– Msc in Physical Education, 1980; MSc in Rehabilitation Sciences and
Physiotherapy, 1983
– Doctor in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, 1990
– 1991: Clinical Research Associate (CRA) at Hoechst
– 1991: Lecturer at the UA, Dept. of Sportsmedicine
– 1998: Clinical Trials Manager Bristol-Myers Squibb
– 2001: Head International Clinical Research Operations , Novartis Belgium
– 2012: Director Clinical Operations, Quintiles Belgium
– 2012: Visiting Professor , University College Antwerp (Artesis)
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Source: Careers of doctorate holders: employment and mobility patterns; Laudeline Auriol, OECD1, 26-Mar-2010
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Interested in a career in CR&D ?
–Job Description
–Hiring Process
–Personality
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Job Description
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Hiring Process: The Ideal Candidate
JD
Profile (=Role)
Technical Skills
Competencies
Personality
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Learning agility factors
Tinkerer / never satisfied
Takes the heat of resistance
Introduces new “slants”
Leads change
Comfortable with complexity / ambiguity
Finds solutions to tough problems
Reads broadly
Curious to a fault
Self aware / personal improver
Situationally responsive
Politically agile
Skilled communicator / conflict manager
Has drive/ personal presence
Adaptable
Builds high performing teams
Beats the odds: resourceful
High
Potential
People
Agility
Change
Agility
Results Agility
Mental
Agility
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Values and Behaviors
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Values and Behaviors
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Recommendations
–There is a need for PhDs in private sector!
–Pimp up your CV
–PhDs do pass first screenings
–Choice: expert career path vs managerial position
–Be creative, innovative and enforce leadership behaviors
–Learning agility factors: key for success
–Work towards the values and behaviors of the company
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Globalisation
Every morning in Afrika, a gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed
Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle.
When the sun comes up, you better start running.
Source: The World is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman, 2005